Kris

[krees] /kris/

noun
1.
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[krees] /kris/
noun
1.
a short sword or heavy dagger with a wavy blade, used by the Malays.
/krɪs/
noun
1.
a Malayan and Indonesian stabbing or slashing knife with a scalloped edge Also called crease, creese
/kriːs/
noun
1.
a rare spelling of kris
n.

short Malay dagger with a wavy blade, 1570s, said to be a Javanese word.

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